Our name means “carbon to oxygen“ – a new approach to luxury experiences that grows trees for each night of your stay. Our mission is to fight climate change and create a better world through travel.
90% of our profits will be used to support tree growing to remove carbon from the air and generate oxygen so we can all breathe a little easier.
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MORE THAN A VACATION
Our lodgings offer the best in comfort, location, cuisine, and experiences that will leave you feeling more fulfilled. They are designed to allow members to experience the impact and solutions of climate change, what occurs when we grow millions of trees, how species that are being hurt can survive and prosper.
Our carefully selected destinations offer not only an opportunity for members to enjoy the location, experiences, and cuisine but to also know that the tree growing and species conservation is giving back to the planet. We will immerse guests in an experience that includes unique perspectives on nature, the best cuisine by well renowned local chefs, and the wellness that these environments can provide. These destinations offer not only an opportunity for members to enjoy the location, experiences, and cuisine but to also know that the tree growing and species conservation is giving back to the planet.
BEYOND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
We go beyond sustainable tourism in performing actions that improve our environment- we want each member to feel inspired by their journey and recognize that we can do things differently to improve our environment. Our goals are for today and the future. Today, we know growing millions of trees will reduce CO2 and increase oxygen which all species require – however we do not plan on stopping there. Our partners are experts in their field and will utilize our business model to find new methods to further improve the planet’s health – both land and ocean.
We want you to share the value, understanding, and necessity of tree growing and supporting local initiatives. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and create oxygen. They provide shade, filter pollution, boost lifespan, reduce stress, improve sleep, and supports species that are necessary for our survival.
ACCOUNTABILITY
At the end of the day, it’s results that count – how many acres we have protected, how much carbon we have sequestered, how many species we have rescued from the brink of extinction. Our objective is to report these accomplishments to the members who have stayed in our lodges. We will do not only through words and numbers but also via visuals that illustrate the planet’s health and the species that live within those forests. Our report will show how we have improved lodges’ areas, supported local initiatives and improved impact on the environment by growing trees.
RIGHT TREES. RIGHT PLACES, RIGHT PARTNERS.
It’s important to grow the right trees in the right places with the right partners. We have teamed up with the world’s leading conservation scientists and their global network of non-profit organizations to structure our carbon offset projects. They spend a lot of time thinking about where to grow trees. Having mapped the concentration of biodiversity around the world, they are reforesting places where the highest number of species are at the greatest risk of extinction. So every tree grown fights two of the world’s most pressing issues – climate change and the loss of biodiversity.
Their science teams conduct annual drone surveys of each forest restoration project to verify the pace of forest growth and the density of canopy cover. From these surveys and carbon sequestration models, they determine the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed annually.
Saving Nature, a U.S. based non-profit conservation organization is working to build the capacity of imperilled ecosystems to mitigate climate change, support biodiversity, and sustain human welfare. For over a decade, Saving Nature has worked with local partners to restore forests and create habitat corridors in some of the hottest of biodiversity hotspots in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Their results can be seen from space, in before and after satellite imagery the team monitors annually.
Saving Nature is led by Stuart Pimm, the Doris Duke Professor of Conservation at Duke University, and recipient of several of the most prestigious honours presented in the environmental field, including the 2019 International Cosmos Prize, the 2010 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, and the 2006 Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences (from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). Their Science Board includes luminaries in the field of conservation – Edward O. Wilson, Thomas Lovejoy, Peter Raven, Patricia Wright, and Trevor Price.
Saving Nature’s projects in biodiversity hotspots around the world have made great strides in protecting the world’s biodiversity and fighting climate change. The species protected, forests restored, and carbon sequestered make a difference every day in the health of the planet. Their achievements in preventing the loss of biodiversity, restoring ecosystem health, and improving the quality of life for the local and global communities ultimately define our success.
Saving Nature has 11 projects in 5 countries to restore the health of the world’s great forests. They have grown over 5 million trees that absorb 82,900 tons of carbon dioxide each year. By creating wildlife corridors that connect fragmented forests, they have given over 42,000 species a second chance at life.
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